Allow the evaluation of declaration splices in GHCi
As it stands GHCi cannot evaluate declaration splices because all splices are assumed to be expression splices:
> $( [d| a = True |] )
<interactive>:1:4:
Couldn't match expected type `Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax.Exp'
with actual type `[Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax.Dec]'
...
Trac metadata
Trac field | Value |
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Version | 7.6.1 |
Type | FeatureRequest |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
Resolution | Unresolved |
Component | GHCi |
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